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Photos of the day 09/18

A large US flag (l.) waves in gusty winds as pedestrians cross the street under streetlights in Newark, N.J. Julio Cortez/AP

A young child draped in a Chinese national flag sits on a man's shoulders during an anti-Japan protest near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China. Ng Han Guan/AP

Dutch Queen Beatrix formally opens the new parliamentary year with a speech outlining the government's plans for its 2013 budget, in The Hague, Netherlands. Vincent Jannink/AP

Models wear designs from the Spring/Summer 2013 Meadham Kirchoff collection at a central London venue, during London Fashion Week. Joel Ryan/AP

A police officer guards the scene where two female police officers were killed in Hattersley near Manchester, northern England. Darren Staples/Reuters

A Kashmiri Muslim family watches a protest against the US in Srinagar, India, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Dar Yasin/AP

Boys posing with the victory sign are silhouetted against Yemen's national flag at a rally in Sanaa commemorating people killed during last year's unrest against former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters

Deacon Sergei Baranov prays in a church in Tambov, Russia. Deacon Sergei Baranov from Tambov became the first Russian Orthodox cleric to have walked out in protest over the church’s treatment of the Pussy Riot case. Baranov, defrocked at his request supports the band’s stunt and does not regret his resignation. Laura Mills/AP

Nine-day old male Indian rhinoceros Jari stands beside his 18-year old mother Quetta (l.) in an outdoor enclosure at the zoo in Basel, Swwitzerland. Jari was born last Monday weighing around 60 kilos (132.3 pounds). Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

A miner reacts during their gathering in Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa. Striking miners have accepted a company offer of a 22% overall pay increase to end more than five weeks of crippling and bloody industrial action. Themba Hadebe/AP

Muslim demonstrators are seen through a flag as they shout anti-US slogans during a protest against a film they consider blasphemous to Islam, in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Babu/Reuters

Masked Palestinians throw stones towards Israeli security forces, not pictured, during clashes that erupted after a demonstration against an anti-Islam film called 'Innocence of Muslims' that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Shuafat refugee camp, Jerusalem. Bernat Armangue/AP

Travis Taylor, area coordinator of housing and residence, asked students questions about the US Constitution as Paul Hamilton drives them around campus on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in San Angelo, Texas. This was part of Angelo State University's activities for Constitution Day. Monique Ching/The San Angelo Standard-Times/AP

Hindu devotees take dips in the River Ganges, in Allahabad, India. Allahabad, on the confluence of rivers the Ganges and Yamuna is one of Hinduism's holiest centers. Manish Swarup/AP

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stands at attention with China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (c.) during their national anthems at the Bayi Building in Beijing. Panetta is on the second official stop of a three-nation tour to Japan, China and New Zealand. Larry Downing/Reuters

UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (c.) enters a room to talk to a Syrian refugee as he visits a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Altinozu in Hatay province. Adem Altan/Reuters

A Syrian woman, who fled her home due to fighting between rebels and government forces, carries her infant as she waits to be registered at the UNHCR, in Baalbek, east of Lebanon. Bilal Hussein/AP

A worker decorates and adds the finishing touches to a statue of Ganesha as it is prepared for export at a factory in Bangkok. Sukree Sukplang/Reuters

Buddhist monks wait near a temple outside Yangon, as they gather with activists to mark the fifth anniversary of monk-led protests in 2007 known as the 'saffron revolution.' Damir Sagolj/Reuters

A visitor looks at a train wheel during the opening day of the "Innotrans" fair (International Trade Fair for Transport Technology - Innovative Components, Vehicles, Systems) in Berlin. Tobias Schwarz/Reuters

A Nepalese Hindu woman dances after offering prayers at the Pashupatinath temple during Teej festival celebrations in Katmandu, Nepal. During the festival, Nepalese Hindu women observe a day-long fast and pray for their husbands and for a happy married life. Those who are unmarried pray for a good husband. Niranjan Shrestha/AP

Chicago Teachers Union members strike outside the Chicago Public Schools headquarters in Chicago. John Gress/Reuters

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy Whitecelebrates a touchdown against the Denver Broncos during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday night, Sept. 17, 2012, in Atlanta. David Goldman/AP